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UNDERWOOD, David Livermore
Personal Details
| Service Number: | R1189 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodville, South Australia, 30 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Henley Beach , City of Charles Sturt / Henley and Grange, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Tumby Bay, South Australia, 25 January 1926, aged 31 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tumby Bay Cemetery Row E, Grave 33 Rev. Dodds officiiated |
| Memorials: | Coorabie and District WW1 Roll of Honor, Henley Beach Council WW1 Service Roll, Henley Beach Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, R1189, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, R1189, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, R1189, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 21 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, R1189, Shell wound to the left thigh and evacuated to England on 30 October 1917 | |
| 19 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, R1189, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Edward Underwood and Elizabeth Emma (nee Jones) Underwood of Henley Beach, SA; brother of Walter Clifton Underwood, Douglas Jerrold Underwood, Marjorie Kathleen Underwood, Nancy Cairns Underwood, Gertrude Irene Underwood, Frank Maldon Underwood, Dorothy Eunice Underwood and Gladys Chadston Underwood
12 May 1919 - commenced return to Australia on board HT Soudan disembarking on 27 June 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Residential address at the time of death was Yaninee, SA